TAS is Canada’s leading organization for advocates, dedicated to promoting excellence in advocacy and the highest standards of professionalism within a fair and accessible system of justice. TAS is a not-for-profit association whose membership is made up of over 5,000 lawyers who practice as advocates in various areas of the law throughout Ontario and the rest of Canada. Established in 1963, TAS was founded to ensure the presence of a courageous and independent bar and the maintenance of the role of the advocate in the administration of justice.